When Joel opened his eyes, his first reaction was that his body was sore, as if he had just run a marathon, and then he felt a burning sensation in the pocket of his robe.
He took it out and saw that it was the double-sided mirror that was causing trouble. He thought it was Hailis who came to see him for something.
Joel first looked at his face through the lens and found nothing wrong. He was in good mental condition and the wounds caused in the World Tree were not brought to the real world.
Only then did he feel relieved to inject magic into the double-sided mirror, and Haylis' anxious face appeared on the mirror.
"Joel, where have you been?" Haylis breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Joel's expression remained normal, "I called you several times, and I just responded now."
Joel looked out the window. It was already dusk and the sun was setting. "Today is Tuesday?"
Hailis' expression was colorful, she frowned and replied: "What else?"
That's okay.
Joel thought he had been in the World Tree for several days, but he didn't expect that it had only been one day.
He looked at Haylis's black hair spread over her shoulders like seaweed, and suddenly felt his mouth was dry, so he quickly drank all the water in the water glass on the bedside table.
"I heard from my father this morning that the Russian Ministry of Magic sent a special envoy to the UK," Haylis hesitated for a moment before saying, "They claimed that a Russian Ministry of Magic employee was missing in the UK, and they also brought a portrait...
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"The person in the portrait looks exactly like you." Haylis looked at Joel's face with clear eyes.
"Ah?" Joel was confused, "What does this have to do with me?"
Hailis pursed her lips, and there were sporadic glimmers of water in her black eyes.
"Do you think I'm a fool? A Russian came out looking for someone with a portrait, and he looks exactly like you?"
"You obviously know that my Occlumency is already a small success, so there is no need to hide everything from me..." Her voice trembled slightly when she spoke.
Joel lowered his head. William, the old boy, really had a backup plan. Fortunately, he was killed. Otherwise, wouldn't it be a bad thing if he was released as a witness?
The light in Hailes's eyes quickly dimmed.
"If you don't want to say it, forget it," she said with a hint of disappointment in her tone, "I can understand you..."
"Be careful yourself. The Ministry of Magic should be looking for you in two days."
After saying this, Haylis closed the double-sided mirror.
Joel knew that their relationship was about to enter a cold period. He was very distressed about relationships, and coaxing girls was not his strong point.
The reason why he didn't tell Hailes the truth wasn't because Joel didn't trust her. He also knew that Hailes had learned Occlumency on the eve of the summer vacation.
But he didn't want Haylis to know that he had a human life on his hands. Although William was not directly killed by him, he was inseparable from him.
Haylis is gentle, studious and smart. Her Selwyn family has protected her from wind and rain for the past fourteen years. She is as innocent as a little white flower. The darkest thought she has ever had in her life is to find a way to get her brother Bernie to leave Hogwarts.
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Joel looked at her clear eyes that could see to the end, and he couldn't tell Haylis the fact that "I killed someone before" no matter what.
In Joel's heart, Haylis should always be a sunny, pure and kind girl with a bright smile without a trace of impurity.
He sighed, and just as he put away the double-sided mirror, he saw a black dot in the sky outside the window flying towards the setting sun.
Bobby in the cage seemed to feel something, raised his head and cooed toward the window.
The black dot gradually enlarged, and finally landed on the windowsill. It was a brown-black owl.
Joel endured the pain and stood up to open the window. The owl raised its right talon, and Joel took off the letter tied to his right talon.
The envelope was stamped with the capital M mark of the British Ministry of Magic. Joel opened it and looked at it. Inside was a thin piece of parchment.
Dear Mr. Joel Taylor, we have learned that you may be an insider in the case of a missing foreign wizard. This case involves diplomatic matters. Please go to the Department of Legal Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic at 9 a.m. on July 15 for questioning.
I wish you a fulfilling and happy summer vacation.
Yours truly, Amelia Bones, Director of the Division of Legal Enforcement.
The words were very polite. Joel vaguely remembered that in the original book, Harry Potter's attitude was not like this when he received a letter of inquiry from the Ministry of Magic.
Perhaps the friendship he established with the Ministry of Magic when publishing the complete solution to the CLBT Magic Course and his own Merlin Medal played a role.
Joel put the letter away and fed the owl that delivered the letter a handful of owl food. Bobby in the cage was so angry that he hadn't eaten for a day, and the dog owner actually fed the outside fox first.
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Seeing this scene, Poppy was so angry that she was shaking all over. She was sweating all over her body on a hot day and her body was cold. Hell is empty. The devil is in the world. Can this society get better? How can domestic owls survive to satisfy you? Tears flowed unsatisfactorily.
Come on, this society is full of oppression of domestic owls. When can we really stand up!
Fortunately, this vixen didn't stay in the house for too long. After drinking two sips of water, he flapped his wings and flew away.
Bobby's long beak clicked in anger.
After calming his owl, Joel took out a piece of parchment and a quill from the drawer.
He wrote 24 runic characters on the parchment, and then touched the characters with his wand, but nothing happened.
Joel then used a knife to cut open his forearm, and traces of blood came out and flowed on the desk surface. He waved his wand and wrote the blood into runic characters.
This time Joel used magic to collide with it, and he could see the blood react, and he could feel the energy contained in the rune characters.
What's the reason?
Is it because the blood contains special ingredients?
Joel tried to use magic power to write runic characters in the air. He found that there would be a certain reaction, but the power emitted was much lower than that of blood. Instead of using magic power to write runic characters to stimulate power, it would be better to
It's easy and convenient to cast the spell directly.
He fell into deep thought. Wizards must have tried this method of simply using magic power to activate rune characters. They should have also found that the power of rune characters in this method was unsatisfactory, so they gradually eliminated the runes and discarded them.
, but the method of using blood to guide rune characters should be regarded as a new approach.
Joel went to the medical kit and took out the styptic powder and applied it to the wound. He did not use the more effective styptic powder. The wound was not too big. Joel still had to save the money he needed. One bottle of styptic powder can buy ten bottles.
Hemostatic powder.
How valuable is the use of this blood activation ability in actual combat?
Joel always felt that it was not very reliable. He planned to study for another two months and wait until he returns to school in September to go to the library to check the relevant information. Depending on the situation, whether to write these new findings into a paper and publish it.